tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post1356019791415942848..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: No substitute for experiencePaul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-13844133765141771582007-11-16T21:24:00.000+00:002007-11-16T21:24:00.000+00:00Paul, I might have some sympathy for your view but...Paul, I might have some sympathy for your view but for the fact that the political arena is already littered with the carcasses of political 'professionals' who can out-amateur all comers.<BR/><BR/>Digby Jones, who I've met a few times, is there to serve a constituency whose considered opinion so far is that he is doing an excellent job batting for Britain on overseas trade missions and generallyMorrisOxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952846056079111473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-48498949003038172312007-11-15T20:50:00.000+00:002007-11-15T20:50:00.000+00:00It's been tried before, by Ted Heath with John Dav...It's been tried before, by Ted Heath with John Davies, and Harold Wilson with Frank Cousins. Neither experiment ended happily, with Davies' phrase 'lame ducks' serving as an albatross round his government's neck, and him later dying from a brain haemorrhage (caused, many believe, by the stress and overwork of acting as a spokesman on Foreign Affairs in Mrs Thatcher's Shadow Cabinet).<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-90339879499682480502007-11-15T09:33:00.000+00:002007-11-15T09:33:00.000+00:00Well it certainly seems to be keeping the GOAT her...Well it certainly seems to be keeping the GOAT herd busy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com